What are you looking for from the NATO summit in The Hague?
NATO is crucial for European security. We in Europe became lazy over recent decades regarding defence – we thought we didn’t need to invest or make much effort and that the United States would defend us. That was wrong. NATO must show that the West is strong enough to defend member states and prevent aggressive authoritarian regimes from destroying the global order. It’s not just about the implementation of NATO spending requirements, it’s about showing the strength of western democracy.
Andrius Kubilius: NATO states need millions of drones for the day Russia might attack
Interview: The EU’s first Commissioner for Defence discusses the urgency of learning from Ukraine’s military innovations and the ‘challenge’ of working with Europe’s defence industry.
The World Today
Published 9 June 2025 — 4 minute READ
Image — Andrius Kubilius says that the EU and NATO are working together in practical ways to encourage European countries to invest more in defence to deter further Russian aggression. Photo: Simon Wohlfahrt/ AFP via Getty Images.
